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Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC... Jenni Fenton is a new associate at Zulkie Partners LLC... Michelle M.Wahl has become a partner at Swanson Martin & Bell LLP... Joshua W. Mahoney has become a partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg, LLP... Marc A. Taxman , Bradley N. Pollock , Sean P. Murray and Gerald Bekkerman have formedTaxman, Pollock, Murray and Bekkerman LLC... Andrew S. Williams has become a shareholder in Simmons Hanly Conroy, LLC... Michael A. Brandess has become a partner at Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Hammer, LLP... Bryan J. Johnson was added to Dykema Gossett’s litigation department... Daniel S. Kirschner , partner, Corboy & Demetrio, was a recent speaker on “Internet Service Providers Liability in Civil Cases”... Vishal K . Chhabria is working with Lavelle Law’s new immigration practice group… Theodore M. McGinn was named managing partner of Lavelle Law, Ltd.... Shannon M. McNulty, Clifford Law Offices, was a recent speaker on class actions at an ITLA seminar. Lauren M. Loew was named partner at Foley & Lardner, LLP... David J. Alfini , a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, spoke about “Final Rulings to New Beginnings”... John C. Lillig was named a partner at Hoogendorn & Talbot, LLP... Chuhak & Tecson celebrated the firm’s 30th anniversary… Gretchen L. Schmidt is an

associate at Vitale, Vickrey, Niro & Gasey LLP... Robert J. Napleton , Motherway & Napleton LLP, recently spoke at ITLA’s medical malpractice seminar... Conor S . Hunt has been named partner at Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP... Keith A . Hebeisen, Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the American Board of Trial Advocates mock medical-malpractice trial...Judge Lorna E. Propes presided over a mock trial at IIT Kent College of Law... Anna S. Morrissey has joined SmithAmundsen’s health care practice group... Robin Drey Maher has been named an equity partner at Levin Schreder & Carey, Ltd.... Newton C. Marshall , capital partner at Karbal Cohen Economou Silk & Dunne LLC, was inducted into the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys... Robert E. Kenzie , partner at Arnstein & Lehr, is the new president of the American College of Tax Counsel... Kiley C. Keefe , associate at Arnstein & Lehr, was added to the environmental and litigation practice groups... Oluwafemi Masha , Brinks Gilson & Lione, spoke at the African Tech Summit... Kristi L. Nelson is a partner at Gair Eberhard Nelson Dedinas Ltd.... Kristen A. Jones is a principal at Goldberg Kohn... Peter J. Strand , Leavens Strand & Glover LLC, moderated multimedia and entertainment law programs at the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals in Austin, Texas... Terrence J. Sheahan is an equity partner at Freeborn & Peters... Thomas B. Fullerton was named partner at Ackerman LLP... David M. Cummings , Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner, co-authored an article titled: “Differential Diagnosis and Daubert : Preventing the Misuse of Differential Etiology to Prove Causation in Toxic Tort Cases”... Saul E . Rudo , a partner at KattenMuchin, Rosenman LLP, presented a seminar on “Maximizing Value in M&A Tax Structures.” Condolences Condolences to the family and friends of Hon. John J. Stamos , former Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, James W. Ryan, Penny Nathan Kahan , Robert F. Fuchs , Robert Brent Pennington and Robert J. Agostinelli .

equity partner at Franczek Radelet P.C.... Rachel S. Stern was named partner at Brennan Burtker, LLC... James Litzow is a new associate at Dussias Skallas Wittenberg, LLP... David M. Loring , Henry Lee Mann and Lauren S. Novak were named partners at Schiff Hardin, LLP...Judge Debra B. Walker is the recipient of the 2017 National Conference of Bar Foundation’s Excellence Award... Adam S . Garber is a new partner at LawPay is proud to partner with the Chicago Bar Association, and any Chicago Bar members who sign up for a LawPay account will get their first 3 months free.To learnmore or to get started, visit lawpay.com/cba/ or call 866/376-0950. Accept Client Credit Cards through LawPay Recommended by 46 state and more than 50 local bar associations, LawPay is proud to be the preferred payment partner of more than 35,000 law firms. Designed specifically for the legal industry, LawPay provides attorneys with a simple, secure, and online way to accept credit cards in their practice. LawPay understands the unique compliance and financial requirements placed on attorneys. The LawPay platform was designed to correctly separate earned and unearned payments, giving you peace of mind that your credit card transac- tions are always handled correctly.

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